# List of West Virginia Mountaineers in the NFL draft

The West Virginia Mountaineers football team, representing West Virginia University (WVU), has had 198 players selected in the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936. This includes nine players selected in the first round. The Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions have drafted the most Mountaineers overall, 16 and 15, respectively. The Baltimore Ravens are the only current franchise to not have drafted a player from WVU. Fifteen Mountaineer draft choices have been selected to a Pro Bowl and eleven have won a league championship.
Each NFL franchise seeks to add new players through the annual NFL Draft. The draft rules were last updated in 2009. The team with the worst record from the previous year picks first, the next-worst team second, and so on. Teams that did not make the playoffs are ordered by their regular-season record with any remaining ties broken by strength of schedule. Playoff participants are sequenced after non-playoff teams, based on their round of elimination (wild card, division, conference, and Super Bowl).

## Key

| B | Back | K | Kicker | NT | Nose tackle |
| C | Center | LB | Linebacker | FB | Fullback |
| DB | Defensive back | P | Punter | RB | Running back |
| DE | Defensive end | QB | Quarterback | WR | Wide receiver |
| DT | Defensive tackle | RB | Running back | G | Guard |
| E | End | T | Offensive tackle | TE | Tight end |
| $^†$ | Selected to an all-star game | Selected to an all-star game | Selected to an all-star game | Selected to an all-star game | Selected to an all-star game |
| $^‡$ | Won a league championship | Won a league championship | Won a league championship | Won a league championship | Won a league championship |
| $^#$ | Selected to an all-star game and won a league championship | Selected to an all-star game and won a league championship | Selected to an all-star game and won a league championship | Selected to an all-star game and won a league championship | Selected to an all-star game and won a league championship |

## National Football League Draft

| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | Team | Position | Notes |
| 1936 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Joe Stydahar$^#$ | Chicago Bears | T | NFL All-Star (1938, 1939, 1940, 1941) NFL All-Pro (1937, 1938, 1939, 1940) NFL Champion (1940, 1941, 1946, 1951) NFL 1930s All-Decade Team Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee |
| 1937 | 7 | 1 | 61 | Herb Barna | Philadelphia Eagles | G | — |
| 1938 | 7 | 8 | 58 | Kelly Moan | New York Giants | RB | — |
| 1939 | 18 | 3 | 163 | Alex Atty | Cleveland Rams | G | — |
| 1940 | 13 | 4 | 114 | Mike Gussie | Brooklyn Dodgers | G | — |
| 1940 | 13 | 7 | 117 | Harry Clarke$^#$ | Chicago Bears | RB | NFL All-Star (1940, 1941) 1943 NFL All-Pro NFL Champion (1940, 1941, 1943) |
| 1941 | 19 | 1 | 171 | John Shonk | Philadelphia Eagles | E | — |
| 1943 | 17 | 1 | 151 | Vic Peelish | Detroit Lions | G | — |
| 1943 | 19 | 4 | 174 | Quentin Barnette | Brooklyn Dodgers | RB | — |
| 1944 | 22 | 4 | 212 | Eddie Kulakowski | Philadelphia Eagles | T | — |
| 1944 | 28 | 3 | 288 | Dick McElwee | Detroit Lions | RB | — |
| 1945 | 29 | 9 | 305 | Leo Benjamin | Philadelphia Eagles | C | — |
| 1946 | 17 | 3 | 153 | Russ Lopez | Pittsburgh Steelers | C | — |
| 1948 | 3 | 5 | 18 | Tom Keane$^#$ | Los Angeles Rams | DB | 1953 NFL Pro Bowl selection 1953 NFL All-Pro selection 1951 NFL Champion |
| 1948 | 11 | 10 | 95 | Gene Corum | Chicago Cardinals | G | — |
| 1948 | 13 | 9 | 114 | Jim Walthall | Philadelphia Eagles | QB | — |
| 1949 | 10 | 10 | 101 | Roy Lester | Philadelphia Eagles | E | — |
| 1949 | 16 | 3 | 154 | Gene Remenar | Green Bay Packers | T | — |
| 1949 | 16 | 10 | 161 | Frank Reno | Philadelphia Eagles | E | — |
| 1950 | 9 | 10 | 115 | Pete Zinach | San Francisco 49ers | B | — |
| 1950 | 11 | 11 | 142 | Fred Stuvek | Los Angeles Rams | G | — |
| 1950 | 13 | 2 | 159 | Jack Morton | New York Bulldogs | B | — |
| 1950 | 15 | 11 | 194 | Dave Stephenson | Los Angeles Rams | C | — |
| 1950 | 28 | 5 | 357 | Ralph Shoaf | Washington Redskins | B | — |
| 1951 | 19 | 5 | 224 | Jack Bove | Philadelphia Eagles | T | — |
| 1951 | 26 | 5 | 308 | Frank Kazmierski | Detroit Lions | C | — |
| 1952 | 15 | 10 | 179 | Paul Bischoff | New York Giants | E | — |
| 1953 | 13 | 6 | 151 | Bob Orders | Green Bay Packers | C | — |
| 1954 | 4 | 3 | 40 | Tommy Allman | Green Bay Packers | B | — |
| 1954 | 8 | 4 | 89 | Ralph Starkey | New York Giants | T | — |
| 1954 | 8 | 7 | 92 | Bill Marker | Washington Redskins | E | — |
| 1954 | 12 | 7 | 140 | Ben Dunkerley | Washington Redskins | E | — |
| 1954 | 21 | 9 | 250 | Jerry Cooper | Los Angeles Rams | T | — |
| 1954 | 24 | 5 | 282 | Bill Jarrett | Chicago Bears | B | — |
| 1954 | 24 | 9 | 286 | Ed Brookman | Los Angeles Rams | T | — |
| 1954 | 29 | 8 | 345 | Jack Stone | Philadelphia Eagles | B | — |
| 1955 | 5 | 8 | 57 | Gene Lamone | Philadelphia Eagles | G | — |
| 1955 | 11 | 7 | 128 | Bill Hillen | New York Giants | E | — |
| 1955 | 18 | 6 | 211 | Clyde Sweeney | Los Angeles Rams | T | — |
| 1955 | 23 | 3 | 268 | Chuck Donaldson | Washington Redskins | C | — |
| 1956 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Joe Marconi$^#$ | Los Angeles Rams | FB | 1963 NFL Pro Bowl selection 1963 NFL Champion |
| 1956 | 2 | 2 | 15 | Bruce Bosley$^†$ | San Francisco 49ers | T | NFL Pro Bowl (1960, 1965, 1966, 1967) NFL All-Pro (1959, 1961) |
| 1956 | 3 | 5 | 30 | Sam Huff$^#$ | New York Giants | LB | NFL Pro Bowl (1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964) NFL All-Pro (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960) 1956 NFL Champion NFL 1950s All-Decade Team 70 Greatest Washington Redskins honoree Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee |
| 1956 | 3 | 11 | 36 | Fred Wyant | Washington Redskins | QB | — |
| 1956 | 4 | 12 | 49 | Bobby Moss | Cleveland Browns | B | — |
| 1956 | 11 | 12 | 133 | Bill Underdonk | Cleveland Browns | T | — |
| 1957 | 15 | 11 | 180 | Tony Hosek | Chicago Bears | E | — |
| 1957 | 21 | 9 | 250 | Joe Kopinsky | Chicago Cardinals | E | — |
| 1957 | 24 | 9 | 286 | Ron Klim | Chicago Cardinals | C | — |
| 1957 | 29 | 4 | 341 | Bill Trozzo | Cleveland Browns | T | — |
| 1958 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Chuck Howley$^#$ | Chicago Bears | G | NFL Pro Bowl (1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971) NFL All-Pro (1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970) Super Bowl V MVP Super Bowl VI Champion Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor honoree |
| 1958 | 2 | 7 | 20 | Larry Krutko | Pittsburgh Steelers | B | — |
| 1958 | 3 | 10 | 35 | Joe Nicely | Baltimore Colts | G | — |
| 1958 | 13 | 3 | 148 | Mickey Trimarki | Philadelphia Eagles | QB | — |
| 1958 | 19 | 4 | 221 | Bill Chancey | Chicago Bears | E | — |
| 1959 | 6 | 8 | 67 | Dick Guesman | Detroit Lions | T | — |
| 1959 | 13 | 6 | 150 | Bill Lopasky | San Francisco 49ers | G | — |
| 1959 | 21 | 4 | 244 | Mel Reight | Washington Redskins | B | — |
| 1959 | 22 | 3 | 255 | Glenn Shamblin | Chicago Cardinals | B | — |
| 1960 | 14 | 7 | 163 | Bill Dumbauld | Cleveland Browns | T | — |
| 1960 | 14 | 8 | 164 | Ray Petersen | Philadelphia Eagles | B | — |
| 1962 | 6 | 8 | 78 | Bill Winter | San Francisco 49ers | T | — |
| 1962 | 15 | 14 | 210 | Roger Holdinsky | Green Bay Packers | B | — |
| 1963 | 8 | 4 | 102 | Tom Woodeshick$^†$ | Philadelphia Eagles | RB | 1968 NFL Pro Bowl selection |
| 1963 | 13 | 13 | 181 | Jim Moss | New York Giants | B | — |
| 1963 | 19 | 5 | 257 | Steve Berzansky | Baltimore Colts | B | — |
| 1964 | 7 | 2 | 86 | Pete Goimarac | Philadelphia Eagles | C | — |
| 1964 | 10 | 8 | 134 | Glenn Holton | Detroit Lions | RB | — |
| 1965 | 15 | 2 | 198 | Joe Pabian | San Francisco 49ers | T | — |
| 1966 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Dick Leftridge | Pittsburgh Steelers | RB | — |
| 1966 | 6 | 6 | 86 | Bob Dunlevy | Dallas Cowboys | WR | — |
| 1966 | 15 | 10 | 225 | Bill Sullivan | Detroit Lions | DE | — |
| 1968 | 3 | 3 | 58 | Garrett Ford | Denver Broncos | RB | — |
| 1968 | 10 | 12 | 258 | John Mallory | Philadelphia Eagles | DB | — |
| 1968 | 14 | 12 | 366 | Dan Williamson | Philadelphia Eagles | LB | — |
| 1968 | 14 | 19 | 373 | Ron Williams | Dallas Cowboys | DB | — |
| 1970 | 9 | 1 | 209 | Carl Crennel | Pittsburgh Steelers | LB | — |
| 1971 | 3 | 5 | 57 | Jim Braxton | Buffalo Bills | FB | — |
| 1971 | 3 | 22 | 74 | Dale Farley | Miami Dolphins | LB | — |
| 1971 | 8 | 19 | 201 | Bob Gresham | New Orleans Saints | RB | — |
| 1972 | 16 | 15 | 405 | Leon Jenkins | Detroit Lions | DB | — |
| 1973 | 14 | 9 | 347 | Ed Williams | Baltimore Colts | RB | — |
| 1975 | 3 | 10 | 62 | Danny Buggs | New York Giants | WR | — |
| 1975 | 6 | 20 | 150 | Charles Miller | Cleveland Browns | DB | — |
| 1975 | 8 | 6 | 188 | John Adams | Cleveland Browns | DT | — |
| 1975 | 10 | 3 | 237 | Marshall Mills | Atlanta Falcons | WR | — |
| 1975 | 11 | 3 | 263 | Jeff Merrow | Atlanta Falcons | DT | — |
| 1975 | 16 | 13 | 403 | Kerry Marbury | New England Patriots | RB | — |
| 1976 | 3 | 30 | 90 | Ron Lee | Baltimore Colts | RB | — |
| 1976 | 4 | 23 | 115 | Artie Owens | San Diego Chargers | WR | — |
| 1976 | 8 | 16 | 225 | Charles Braswell | Detroit Lions | DB | — |
| 1976 | 14 | 5 | 380 | Al Gluchoski | New York Jets | C | — |
| 1976 | 17 | 3 | 462 | Scott MacDonald | New Orleans Saints | TE | — |
| 1976 | 17 | 25 | 484 | Dick Lukowski | Minnesota Vikings | DT | — |
| 1978 | 9 | 14 | 236 | Tom Pridemore | Atlanta Falcons | DB | — |
| 1978 | 11 | 7 | 285 | Dave Riley | New Orleans Saints | RB | — |
| 1981 | 5 | 22 | 133 | Delbert Fowler | Houston Oilers | LB | — |
| 1981 | 6 | 16 | 154 | Fulton Walker | Miami Dolphins | DB | — |
| 1981 | 10 | 21 | 269 | Robert Alexander | Los Angeles Rams | RB | — |
| 1982 | 2 | 17 | 44 | Oliver Luck | Houston Oilers | QB | — |
| 1983 | 2 | 11 | 39 | Darryl Talley$^†$ | Buffalo Bills | LB | NFL Pro Bowl (1990, 1991) NFL All-Pro (1990, 1993) |
| 1983 | 11 | 23 | 302 | Mark Raugh | Pittsburgh Steelers | TE | — |
| 1984 | 3 | 3 | 59 | Jeff Hostetler$^#$ | New York Giants | QB | 1994 NFL Pro Bowl selection NFL Super Bowl Champion (XXI, XXV) |
| 1984 | 9 | 22 | 246 | Rich Hollins | Detroit Lions | WR | — |
| 1984 | 12 | 9 | 317 | Steve Hathaway | Indianapolis Colts | DE | — |
| 1985 | 4 | 20 | 104 | Ron Wolfley$^†$ | St. Louis Cardinals | FB | NFL Pro Bowl (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989) 1987 NFL All-Pro selection |
| 1985 | 11 | 1 | 281 | Willie Drewrey | Houston Oilers | WR | — |
| 1985 | 12 | 25 | 333 | Paul Woodside | Buffalo Bills | K | — |
| 1986 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Brian Jozwiak | Kansas City Chiefs | T | — |
| 1986 | 7 | 16 | 182 | Fred Smalls | San Diego Chargers | LB | — |
| 1987 | 12 | 21 | 328 | John Holifield | Cincinnati Bengals | RB | — |
| 1988 | 4 | 2 | 84 | David Grant | Cincinnati Bengals | DE | — |
| 1989 | 6 | 18 | 157 | Bo Orlando | Houston Oilers | DB | — |
| 1989 | 6 | 27 | 166 | Craig Taylor | Cincinnati Bengals | RB | — |
| 1989 | 7 | 5 | 172 | Undra Johnson | Atlanta Falcons | RB | — |
| 1989 | 8 | 2 | 197 | Chris Parker | Detroit Lions | DT | — |
| 1989 | 8 | 14 | 209 | A. B. Brown | New York Jets | RB | — |
| 1989 | 8 | 22 | 217 | Alvoid Mays$^‡$ | Houston Oilers | DB | Super Bowl XXVI Champion |
| 1989 | 9 | 14 | 237 | Pat Marlatt | New York Jets | DT | — |
| 1989 | 11 | 19 | 298 | Brian Smider | Houston Oilers | T | — |
| 1990 | 1 | 14 | 14 | Renaldo Turnbull$^†$ | New Orleans Saints | DE | 1993 NFL Pro Bowl selection 1993 NFL All-Pro selection |
| 1990 | 2 | 3 | 28 | Reggie Rembert | New York Jets | WR | — |
| 1990 | 2 | 3 | 51 | Mike Fox$^‡$ | New York Giants | DE | Super Bowl XXV Champion |
| 1990 | 7 | 3 | 168 | Basil Proctor | New York Jets | LB | — |
| 1990 | 9 | 9 | 229 | Jack Linn | Detroit Lions | T | — |
| 1990 | 9 | 16 | 236 | Lonnie Brockman | New Orleans Saints | T | — |
| 1990 | 12 | 13 | 317 | Major Harris | Los Angeles Raiders | QB | — |
| 1992 | 7 | 26 | 194 | Jim Gray | New England Patriots | DT | — |
| 1992 | 10 | 1 | 253 | Steve Grant | Indianapolis Colts | LB | — |
| 1993 | 3 | 12 | 68 | Mike Compton$^‡$ | Detroit Lions | C | NFL Super Bowl Champion (XXXVI, XXXVIII) |
| 1993 | 5 | 8 | 120 | Adrian Murrell | New York Jets | RB | — |
| 1994 | 3 | 11 | 76 | Rich Braham | Arizona Cardinals | G | — |
| 1994 | 6 | 8 | 169 | Jay Kearney | Green Bay Packers | WR | — |
| 1994 | 6 | 30 | 191 | Darren Studstill | Dallas Cowboys | WR | — |
| 1995 | 2 | 24 | 56 | Todd Sauerbrun$^†$ | Chicago Bears | P | NFL Pro Bowl (2001, 2002, 2003) NFL All-Pro (2001, 2002, 2003) |
| 1996 | 3 | 2 | 63 | Aaron Beasley | Jacksonville Jaguars | DB | — |
| 1996 | 3 | 7 | 68 | John Browning | Kansas City Chiefs | DE | — |
| 1996 | 4 | 29 | 124 | Kantroy Barber | New England Patriots | RB | — |
| 1996 | 7 | 7 | 216 | Lovett Purnell | New England Patriots | TE | — |
| 1997 | 2 | 20 | 50 | Mike Logan$^‡$ | Jacksonville Jaguars | DB | Super Bowl XL Champion |
| 1997 | 6 | 13 | 176 | Canute Curtis | Cincinnati Bengals | LB | — |
| 1998 | 7 | 14 | 203 | Henry Slay | Atlanta Falcons | DT | — |
| 1999 | 2 | 2 | 33 | Charles Fisher | Cincinnati Bengals | DB | — |
| 1999 | 2 | 21 | 52 | John Thornton | Tennessee Titans | DT | — |
| 1999 | 2 | 24 | 55 | Solomon Page | Dallas Cowboys | G | — |
| 1999 | 3 | 14 | 75 | Gary Stills$^†$ | Kansas City Chiefs | DE | 2003 NFL Pro Bowl selection |
| 1999 | 3 | 34 | 95 | Amos Zereoue | Pittsburgh Steelers | RB | — |
| 1999 | 4 | 26 | 121 | Kevin Landolt | Jacksonville Jaguars | T | — |
| 2000 | 1 | 27 | 27 | Anthony Becht | New York Jets | TE | — |
| 2000 | 2 | 16 | 47 | Jerry Porter | Oakland Raiders | WR | — |
| 2000 | 2 | 19 | 50 | Barrett Green | Detroit Lions | LB | — |
| 2000 | 6 | 2 | 168 | Marc Bulger$^†$ | New Orleans Saints | QB | NFL Pro Bowl (2003, 2006) St. Louis Rams MVP (2002, 2004) |
| 2003 | 4 | 33 | 130 | Lance Nimmo | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | T | — |
| 2003 | 5 | 9 | 144 | James Davis | Detroit Lions | LB | — |
| 2004 | 7 | 18 | 219 | Quincy Wilson | Atlanta Falcons | RB | — |
| 2005 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Adam Jones | Tennessee Titans | DB | — |
| 2005 | 3 | 19 | 83 | Chris Henry | Cincinnati Bengals | WR | — |
| 2005 | 5 | 6 | 174 | Rasheed Marshall | San Francisco 49ers | WR | — |
| 2006 | 6 | 10 | 179 | Dee McCann | Detroit Lions | DB | — |
| 2008 | 3 | 26 | 89 | Steve Slaton | Houston Texans | RB | — |
| 2008 | 5 | 28 | 163 | Owen Schmitt | Seattle Seahawks | FB | — |
| 2008 | 6 | 28 | 194 | Ryan Mundy | Pittsburgh Steelers | DB | — |
| 2009 | 2 | 12 | 44 | Pat White | Miami Dolphins | QB | — |
| 2009 | 7 | 11 | 220 | Ellis Lankster | Buffalo Bills | DB | — |
| 2009 | 7 | 13 | 222 | Pat McAfee$^†$ | Indianapolis Colts | P | NFL Pro Bowl Pro Bowl (2014) 2× First-team All-Pro (2014, 2015) |
| 2010 | 7 | 24 | 231 | Selvish Capers | Washington Redskins | T | — |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 98 | Brandon Hogan | Carolina Panthers | DB | — |
| 2011 | 5 | 3 | 134 | Robert Sands | Cincinnati Bengals | DB | — |
| 2011 | 6 | 30 | 195 | J. T. Thomas | Chicago Bears | LB | — |
| 2011 | 7 | 50 | 253 | Chris Neild | Washington Redskins | DT | — |
| 2012 | 1 | 15 | 15 | Bruce Irvin | Seattle Seahawks | DE | — |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | 140 | Najee Goode | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | LB | — |
| 2012 | 6 | 4 | 174 | Keith Tandy | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DB | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Tavon Austin | St. Louis Rams | WR | — |
| 2013 | 2 | 7 | 39 | Geno Smith | New York Jets | QB | — |
| 2013 | 3 | 30 | 92 | Stedman Bailey | St. Louis Rams | WR | — |
| 2014 | 3 | 5 | 69 | Charles Sims | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | RB | — |
| 2014 | 3 | 24 | 88 | Will Clarke | Cincinnati Bengals | DE | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Kevin White | Chicago Bears | WR | — |
| 2015 | 4 | 35 | 134 | Mark Glowinski | Seattle Seahawks | G | — |
| 2015 | 5 | 22 | 158 | Shaquille Riddick | Arizona Cardinals | DE | — |
| 2015 | 7 | 21 | 238 | Mario Alford | Cincinnati Bengals | WR | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 14 | 14 | Karl Joseph | Oakland Raiders | DB | — |
| 2016 | 3 | 14 | 77 | Daryl Worley | Carolina Panthers | DB | — |
| 2016 | 4 | 15 | 113 | Nick Kwiatkoski | Chicago Bears | LB | — |
| 2016 | 5 | 14 | 153 | Wendell Smallwood | Philadelphia Eagles | RB | — |
| 2016 | 5 | 22 | 159 | K. J. Dillon | Houston Texans | DB | — |
| 2017 | 3 | 35 | 99 | Rasul Douglas | Philadelphia Eagles | DB | — |
| 2017 | 5 | 22 | 166 | Shelton Gibson | Philadelphia Eagles | WR | — |
| 2018 | 4 | 19 | 119 | Kyzir White | Los Angeles Chargers | DB | — |
| 2019 | 3 | 36 | 100 | Will Grier | Carolina Panthers | QB | — |
| 2019 | 3 | 37 | 101 | Yodny Cajuste | New England Patriots | T | — |
| 2019 | 4 | 18 | 120 | Gary Jennings Jr. | Seattle Seahawks | WR | — |
| 2019 | 4 | 19 | 121 | Trevon Wesco | New York Jets | TE | — |
| 2019 | 6 | 15 | 188 | David Long Jr. | Tennessee Titans | LB | — |
| 2020 | 5 | 6 | 152 | Kenny Robinson | Carolina Panthers | DB | — |
| 2020 | 5 | 7 | 153 | Colton McKivitz | San Francisco 49ers | T | — |
| 2021 | 5 | 9 | 153 | Tony Fields II | Cleveland Browns | LB | — |
| 2023 | 6 | 36 | 213 | Dante Stills | Arizona Cardinals | DT | – |
| 2024 | 2 | 19 | 51 | Zach Frazier | Pittsburgh Steelers | C | – |